Fallen Petals Broken Stem

~ Chapter Ten ~

A Souls Enslavement :

The Darkness Came To Be

And the Hanyou's Cause to End It

By Inuyashas Youkai

"Shippo..."

" Kagome? " Sango and Miroku gasped as this occured , and Kirara made way to curl up within her lap in attempt to sooth her fluctuating aura, at seeing the once familar pack returned to her , as Blaze.

" Attention Everyone , we'll all have adequate time to reaaqquaint with the miko as she is now , but there are matters needed to be tend to... As for you Blaze , we have discussed this and you had agreed an anchor would be best , and my brother would be best suited for it as your intended .."

"Yea your right , Sesshomeru are you blind! What a joke! You of all people know what had happened before when Kagome and Inuyasha were still associated , and the hanyou dragged her soul through the mud with him jumping between them .. How do you know that he won't do the same or change his mind the moment Kikyo's presence is nearbye ..I will not submit my fate to join the other half of my soul, and will take , even accept any other means to take a mate , as your suggesting , just not him..I refuse!" Blaze's enraged form tore through the door granting escape from the maddness exhibited within the room, before the door slammed shut following her, and almost ripped the door away from it's frame.

~Wrath Of Blaze , Envoking War Opposing The Beast Forever Longing~

~ To Covet Her From Within Her Broken Soul~

' Warring with the inner beasts for the ones we love ,

seeking forgiveness for the mistakes of the past.'

( Hanyou Inuyasha, Demon Inuyasha, Human Inuyasha)

'Stubborn wench!'

' Our Intended did warn us to be prepared , that to aqcuire her this time wouldn't be as easy was it for Kagome's presence being there. It is our negligence for our mate that has brought this mess upon us hanyou , I blame you for this needless efforts and unnessary pain our mate has endured because of it. If we lose her I assure you we will perish for I will make it so before we ever submit to the other bitch! Our mate accepted us loved us even , and she was thown away to find her own demise alone while we sought something that wasn't even our doing to asked forgiveness , but this is , and I am affraid that it won't be easily gotten , not with this so called Blaze protecting her when it is we who should be , not her from the ones who should be ... Though that wench torments us with her stubborness to what is , she does speak truth , we must adhere to what mate wants , for it's we whom lost if we lose her.'

'Indeed '

' So how is it that we are going to get out of this one ?'

'We aren't going to get out of nothing mutt, but we are going to fix this mistake you have gotten us into , but we might have to gain her trust in us once again if we are to gain accepatance in initiating , and for her to allow us to mark her. I think we need to invite another presence in doing this but we ,may have to face again the one whom we stay divided on, to achieve in convincing her'

' You mean Kikyo..."

" ..."

"Yes...I believe for our mate's fate , and that of ours , we have no other choice in the matter, to involve momentarily the one whom assisted us in putting our mate in such of a doomed state"

From further away , coming into the room with the ignored voices in discusssion of events leading up to where they were, a crash of fallen debris coming to hault forced by the harsh abrupt barrier of the floor , as determined to be that of his once fiery mate placing her emotions punishment upon some poor innocent nonliving object shattering into pieces upon the hard uncaring floor from its target against the chosen spot on the wall.

All eyes from within the room turned its curiouly intent attention towards the direction the sound had come, before the hanyou rose to stand and follow in the trail of breadcrumbs in the form of broken remains which held simular to the broken soul she had once posssessed whole. Though prior to reaching his fingers upon the doors chilled broze , a hand laid upon his shoulder to offer comfort to his plight , and assistance in keeping Blaze's stubborn cause to move what was his further away from his reach.

"Please , allow me Inuyasha.. You know this has been hard for her, and on all of us , since she's been gone.. Though what she has become has been for a very long time while she's come into this new existence with your brother, it's all she's known since then , and to be forced back to a time she doesn't want to be apart of for obvious reasons to her can be a litte disheartening . While she has moved on it this life , we have had each other , as she has for the most part had no one but herself with the exception of your icicle of a brother , and the ones in his company, I can only imagine the lonliness that she has endured because of it" The demon exterminator of their pack spoken meaningfully to his known suffering to his regret of the mistakes leading up to what they had only to face now

"Alright go ahead , but tell her I haven't forgotten her , never since she had been missing from our pack, and now that she 's back it's going to take alot more than that to chase me away ..I am here to stay , as long as it takes to undo what I have done I will do..."

" I will ,and coming from you Inuyasha it's good to know , and I know you meant it by the way that it doesn't come easy to speak the way you just had.. I will be leaving now before she gets herself into unneeded trouble..."

" Thanks , Take care of her Sango besides you guys as my pack she is the only one left that I have, and the only one seemingly to matter to me anymore..."

Once Sango made way towards the area where her friend now held herself within a rather secluded peace within her solitude. Though the noise of coming footsteps brought Blaze's eyes to find , and look deeply within hers. Once her identity was confirmed , a sigh broke through Blaze's lips , as though a weight lifted off her shoulders to see a familar face , and one that wasn't of a stubborn hanyou.

"Sango..."

"Kagome..."

"I should've known , with how when we met you as Blaze, and the way in which we got along as though we had known each other for years, in truth we had.. I understand the reasons you had to take the choices you had , I might be upset cause of it but I know what would've happened if you hadn't. I guess more the feeling of missing you than anything but come on you left me with a walking hormone disquised as a monk , a confused fox child , and a enaraged hanyou distraut over his missing intended mate.."

" First of all it's Blaze ,Sango . I haven't been Kagome nor heard that name for so long it feels weird to hear it now. I know that Kagome hadn't wanted to hurt anyone when she left but after what happened to set her on this destructive path that she permitted , broke what was once whole apart, and in the end made the bond holding us together to become unstable, extremely dangerous to the life she left behind so I became it's center. "

" Kagome...I am sorry , Blaze . Do you know what did happen to set this type of reaction to even start?"

" It's okay I guess I did have alot longer to adjust to the way I am now ..Though to answer your question yes , I do know.."

" Would you care to share it with me , it might help if not you but myself to understand the situation better.."

"A soul can only withstand such to be weathered against before taunted and led to the awaiting darkness within itself"

"So the baby incarnation of Naraku's was right ,along time ago, wasn't it? This has to do with Inuyasha , doesn't it, and his decision to stay with Kikyo does'nt it?What did Kagome see that finally pushed the inevitable to pass?"

" Yes the bastard's incarnation saw it , right through to her soul darkening , even way back then. I cannot only place the hanyous fault to blame for it was Kagome whom allowed it even after knowing from numerous suggestion that she would be left alone , but would she listen . No she wouldn't. Inuyasha and Kikyo were only innocent bystanders in love , and with that didn't involve her so her plight should be her own. Kagome saw only what was predicted by many for her to see , the end , her demise , and what was told only that would indeed to come and show themselves..."

" I thought so , I know you said otherwise but somehow I had my doubts , and though maybe the reason was not to worry , though we did reagardless , all of us. The things that you said , you don't really believe that do you, regarding Kagome. "

" Yes , foolish woman why the hell not , Kagome knew the risks of leaving herself vulnerable to the one willing to envoke pain , but she continued , and even grew to love the horrid , wretch seemingly to want to see the sight of her demise, now he has . Now he wants to return as her mate to inflict more damage to it as we speak Iam sure the moment he achieves his motives , like Kagome I will be nothing but on old conquest , once Kikyo makes her presence known to him again in time.. Though as I stated to Sesshomeru , I refuse, and I will hold true on my choice for I won't let the other half of my soul to become victim to his menacing and deceitfull ways.."

" So , it's true , you have changed , grown up ..I am only sorry for the most part that you had to do it alone , and not have anyone to trust , its probably has to do with that you don't anymore , for what you have been forced to see. Either way I would like to be in time someone that you can , regardless what happens..." Sango whispered as she noticed the restrained tears wanting so much to fall but that part of her to show such emotion died before within the past, and matching that within herself but hers did fall, for Kagome's sake .

" I don't have a response for that , I am sorry Sango but I do need to get ready as should you dinner will be served soon, and I am starving..." Blaze spoken jokenely as to break the uncomfortable surroundings between the two.

With one last look at the familar face from the past , Sango left to ready herself , and pausing to make a short visit with the hanyou to give hims something so that he would'nt be destroyed by this chaos as well, but what she found that she presently had nothing to give to offer any comfort to him, as the one percieved as their long lost friend was no longer, this was a different person living inside amongst her, and it would take huge amounts of time before the walls keeping others from entering , being encouraged to fall.

TBC...